News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
New York Times ·
Feb 9, 2011 at 10:04am
Keith Olbermann, the former MSNBC anchor, will host a prime time program for Current TV, the low-rated cable channel co-founded by Al Gore. The one-hour program will begin sometime in the spring.
Mr. Olbermann will also become the chief news officer for Current, the company said in a news release Tuesday.
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Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
Going from one obscure channel to another.
Jan '11
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
Let's hope this is a Dan Rather-quality career move.
(Quick! Name the cable channel that Dan Rather is on.)
May '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
Freesmith: Let's hope this is a Dan Rather-quality career move.
(Quick! Name the cable channel that Dan Rather is on.) · Feb 8 at 7:30pm
Seriously, I had no idea.
As to Mr. Olbermann, may I suggest that Current TV send him on assignment to, say, the border of North Korea?
Jul '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
If Olbermann doubles the audience, 46,000 people will be watching..
Jul '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
If Olbermann doubles the audience, 46,000 people will be watching.. the ratings to see if it goes from two people to four.
Oct '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
His choice of employment has got to be a barometer of his appeal in the marketplace. Schadenfreude? Yep. He's especially deserving of it.
May '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
I wouldn't get too excited about Olbermann disappearing forever into obscurity. The network is run by Al Gore which means it won't last long.
May '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
Current is in 30 million fewer homes than PMSNBC and does not subscribe to Nielsen Research so all measurement of their ratings are never made public.
Oct '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
This new channel should be part of viewing in mental hospitals. Probably make the viewers feel better about their status... Then again if it were labelled "Cruel and Unusual Punishment", that might speak volumes...
Edited on Feb 9, 2011 at 11:19amJul '10
Re: News Item: Olbermann's Next Play: Current TV
How'd he crack Current's prime time lineup?
Nov '10
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